The 2024 CF Montréal season was the club's 31st season of existence, and their 13th in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.
In addition to competing in MLS, the club also played in the Canadian Championship and the Leagues Cup.
Current squad As of August 29, 2024 No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age at year end) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Sebastian Breza GK Bologna 33 Logan Ketterer GK El Paso Locomotive FC 40 Jonathan Sirois GK Montreal Impact Academy Defenders 3 Joaquín Sosa CB Bologna 4 Fernando Álvarez CB C.F. Pachuca 11 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty RB Toronto FC 16 Joel Waterman CB Cavalry FC 24 George Campbell CB Atlanta United FC 25 Gabriele Corbo CB Bologna 27 Dawid Bugaj RB SPAL 44 Raheem Edwards LB LA Galaxy 46 Tom Pearce LB Wigan Athletic F.C. Midfielders 2 Victor Wanyama DM Tottenham Hotspur 6 Samuel Piette DM CD Izarra 8 Dominik Yankov AM PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 10 Bryce Duke CM Inter Miami CF 19 Nathan-Dylan Saliba CM Montreal Impact Academy 23 Caden Clark AM Minnesota United FC 38 Alessandro Biello CM Montreal Impact Academy Attackers 7 Kwadwo Opoku FW Los Angeles FC 9 Matías Cóccaro FW Club Atlético Huracán 14 Sunusi Ibrahim FW Nasarawa United F.C. 17 Josef Martínez FW Inter Miami CF 21 Lassi Lappalainen FW Bologna 28 Jules-Anthony Vilsaint FW Royal Antwerp F.C.
International roster slots Montreal currently has six MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2024 season. In addition, starting in 2022, CF Montreal were allowed to make three international players exempt from status if they have been on the roster for more than one year. They have sold two slots to Toronto FC & Inter Miami CF
+CF Montréal International slots Slot Player NationalityExemptLassi Lappalainen FinlandExemptVictor Wanyama KenyaExemptSunusi Ibrahim Nigeria1Matías Cóccaro Uruguay2Gabriele Corbo Italy3Kwadwo Opoku Ghana4Joaquín Sosa Uruguay5Tom Pearce England6Dawid Bugaj Poland
+Foreign-Born Players with Domestic Status Player NationalityFernando Álvarez Colombia / USAJosef Martínez Venezuela / USARuan Brazil GJules-Anthony Vilsaint Haiti / CanadaRida Zouhir Morocco / CanadaDominik Yankov Bulgaria / CanadaIlias Iliadis Greece / Canada
Management
Joey Saputo – Owner Gabriel Gervais – President and chief executive officer Olivier Renard – Vice president and Chief Sporting Officer Salvatore Rivera – Vice-president & Chief Financial Officer Amélie Vaillancourt – Vice-president & Chief Human Resource Officer Samia Chebeir – Vice-president and Chief Marketing Officer Daniel Pozzi – Director Soccer Operations & Roster Compliance
Coaching staff
Laurent Courtois – head coach Laurent Ciman – assistant coach David Sauvry – assistant coach Eduardo Sebrango – assistant manager Romuald Peiser – goalkeeping coach Barthélémy Delecroix – fitness Coach Stefano Pasquali – assistant fitness Coach Louan Schlicht – video Analyst Luca Bucci – responsible for the goalkeeping development methodology
Player movement
In Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 44 DF Raheem Edwards LA Galaxy Acquisition in return for $400,000 in 2024 GAM December 11, 2023 22 DF Ruan D.C. United Acquired with $500,000 in GAM for Aaron Herrera December 12, 2023 1 GK Sebastian Breza Bologna Free Transfer January 15, 2024 8 MF Dominik Yankov PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Undisclosed January 29, 2024 9 FW Matías Cóccaro Club Atlético Huracán Undisclosed January 31, 2024 17 FW Josef Martínez Inter Miami CF Free Agent February 6, 2024 27 DF Grayson Doody UCLA MLS Super Draft March 5, 2024 38 MF Alessandro Biello CF Montreal Academy Signed from the academy March 27, 2024 27 MF Matteo Schiavoni Bologna Undisclosed March 27, 2024 46 DF Tom Pearce Wigan Athletic F.C. Free Transfer July 12, 2024 27 DF Dawid Bugaj SPAL Undisclosed July 16, 2024 23 MF Caden Clark Minnesota United FC $50,000 in GAM August 8, 2024 11 DF Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty Toronto FC $850,000 in GAM August 9, 2024
Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 41 GK James Pantemis Portland Timbers Option declined December 1, 2023 15 DF Zachary Brault-Guillard FC Lugano Option declined December 1, 2023 7 MF Ahmed Hamdi Zamalek SC Option declined December 1, 2023 27 MF Sean Rea CD Castellón B Option declined December 1, 2023 17 FW Jojea Kwizera Rhode Island FC Option declined December 1, 2023 35 FW Jean-Aniel Assi Crown Legacy FC Option declined December 1, 2023 30 FW Romell Quioto Tractor S.C. Out of Contract December 1, 2023 22 FW Aaron Herrera D.C. United Traded for $500,000 in GAM and Ruan December 12, 2023 9 FW Chinonso Offor FC Arda Kardzhali Transfer Fee June 26, 2024 13 FW Mason Toye Portland Timbers Traded for conditional GAM July 23, 2024 22 DF Ruan FC Dallas Traded for conditional GAM August 12, 2024 11 FW Ariel Lassiter Chicago Fire FC Traded for conditional GAM August 14, 2024 29 MF Mathieu Choinière Grasshopper Club Zurich Transfer Fee August 27, 2024
Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromLoan start dateLoan end dateSource 3 DF Joaquín Sosa BolognaJanuary 15, 2024 December 31, 2024
Loans out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toLoan start dateLoan end dateSource 9 FW Chinonso Offor FC Arda KardzhaliFebruary 5, 2024 June 26, 2024 27 MF Matteo Schiavoni Forge FCMarch 27, 2024 December 31, 2024 26 DF Róbert Thorkelsson Kongsvinger IL ToppfotballApril 4, 2024 December 31, 2024 27 DF Grayson Doody Las Vegas Lights FCJuly 19, 2024 December 31, 2024 23 MF Ousman Jabang Las Vegas Lights FCJuly 19, 2024 December 31, 2024 18 MF Rida Zouhir Birmingham Legion FCAugust 8, 2024 December 31, 2024 5 MF Ilias Iliadis Atlético OttawaAugust 9, 2024 December 31, 2024
MLS SuperDraft picks
RoundNo.Pos.PlayerCollege/Club teamTransactionSource 1 10 DF Grayson Doody UCLA Signed 2 39 DF Malik Henry Akron Traded to Toronto FC 3 68 FW Eli Conway Uconn 3 86 MF Carson Hodgson Western Michigan
Friendlies
Pre-season Matches
Major League Soccer regular season
Tables
Eastern Conference
Overall
Results summary
Matches
MLS Cup Playoffs
Bracket
Note: The higher seeded teams host matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points.
Results
Leagues Cup
Group stage
East 2
Knockout stage
Canadian Championship
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Statistics
Appearances, minutes played, and goals scored Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs Goalkeepers 1 Sebastian Breza 4 360 0 1 90 0 2 180 0 1 90 0 0 0 0 33 Logan Ketterer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 Jonathan Sirois 36 3240 0 33 2970 0 0 0 0 2 180 0 1 90 0 Defenders 3 Joaquín Sosa 23 1472 0 19 1273 0 1 45 0 3 149 0 0 0 0 4 Fernando Álvarez 33 2530 1 27 2139 1 2 135 0 3 166 0 1 90 0 11 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 10 739 0 9 649 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 90 0 16 Joel Waterman 30 2581 0 24 2131 0 1 90 0 3 270 0 1 90 0 24 George Campbell 31 2422 0 28 2198 0 2 135 0 0 0 0 1 89 0 25 Gabriele Corbo 33 2067 0 28 1720 0 1 90 0 3 256 0 1 1 0 27 Dawid Bugaj 8 300 0 5 161 0 0 0 0 3 139 0 0 0 0 44 Raheem Edwards 28 1669 0 25 1554 0 1 28 0 1 28 0 1 59 0 46 Tom Pearce 12 445 2 8 248 1 0 0 0 3 167 1 1 31 0 Midfielders 2 Victor Wanyama 14 615 1 12 401 0 2 169 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 6 Samuel Piette 31 2354 1 27 2149 1 1 11 0 2 135 0 1 59 0 8 Dominik Yankov 23 765 2 21 692 2 1 45 0 1 28 0 0 0 0 10 Bryce Duke 38 2530 4 32 2143 3 2 135 1 3 171 0 1 81 0 19 Nathan-Dylan Saliba 27 1856 1 24 1650 1 0 0 0 2 116 0 1 90 0 23 Caden Clark 10 734 4 9 675 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 59 0 38 Alessandro Biello 4 33 0 2 15 0 2 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forwards 7 Kwadwo Opoku 19 605 2 16 515 2 0 0 0 2 59 0 1 31 0 9 Matías Cóccaro 25 1143 5 22 904 4 0 0 0 3 239 1 0 0 0 14 Sunusi Ibrahim 31 1269 7 25 999 6 2 180 0 3 81 1 1 9 0 17 Josef Martínez 26 1576 14 23 1373 11 0 0 0 2 113 1 1 90 2 21 Lassi Lappalainen 11 324 0 11 324 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Jules-Anthony Vilsaint 21 921 2 19 845 2 1 45 0 0 0 0 1 31 0 No Longer with the Club 5 Ilias Iliadis 2 90 0 0 0 0 2 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Ariel Lassiter 25 1853 3 19 1598 3 2 90 0 3 165 0 0 0 0 13 Mason Toye 13 520 1 12 475 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Rida Zouhir 9 350 0 7 171 0 2 179 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Ruan 28 2154 2 25 2006 2 1 45 0 2 103 0 0 0 0 23 Ousman Jabang 2 47 0 1 2 0 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Grayson Doody 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Mathieu Choinière 22 1949 2 17 1499 2 2 180 0 3 270 0 0 0 0 Last updated: November 7, 2024
Top scorers
{| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:85%;" |- !width=10|Rank !width=10|Nat. ! scope="col" style="width:275px;"|Player !width=10|Pos. !width=80|MLS !width=80|Canadian Championship !width=80|Leagues Cup !width=80|MLS Cup Playoffs !width=80|TOTAL |- |1|| || Josef Martínez || FW ||11|| ||1 ||2 ||14 |- |2|| || Sunusi Ibrahim || FW ||6 || ||1 || ||7 |- |3|| || Caden Clark || MF ||4 || || || ||4 |- |3|| || Matías Cóccaro || FW ||4 || ||1 || ||5 |- |5|| || Bryce Duke || MF ||3 ||1 || || ||4 |- |6|| || Ariel Lassiter || MF ||3 || || || ||3 |- |7|| || Jules-Anthony Vilsaint || FW ||2 || || || ||2 |- |7|| || Mathieu Choinière || MF ||2 || || || ||2 |- |7|| || Dominik Yankov || MF ||2 || || || ||2 |- |7|| || Ruan || DF ||2 || || || ||2 |- |7|| || Kwadwo Opoku || FW ||2 || || || ||2 |- |7|| || Tom Pearce || DF ||1 || ||1 || ||2 |- |13|| || Fernando Álvarez || DF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |13|| || Mason Toye || FW ||1 || || || ||1 |- |13|| || Samuel Piette || MF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |13|| || Nathan Saliba || MF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |13|| || Victor Wanyama || MF || ||1 || || ||1
|- class="sortbottom" | colspan="4"|Totals|| 46 || 2 ||4 ||2 ||54
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.
Top assists
{| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:85%;" |- !width=10|Rank !width=10|Nat. ! scope="col" style="width:275px;"|Player !width=10|Pos. !width=80|MLS !width=80|Canadian Championship !width=80|Leagues Cup !width=80|MLS Cup Playoffs !width=80|TOTAL |- |1|| || Ariel Lassiter || FW ||7 || ||1 || ||8 |- |2|| || Bryce Duke || MF ||5 ||1 ||1 || ||7 |- |3|| || Ruan || DF ||5 || ||1 || ||6 |- |4|| || Raheem Edwards || DF ||5 || || || ||5 |- |5|| || Caden Clark || MF ||4 || || || ||4 |- |6|| || Josef Martínez || FW ||3 || || || ||3 |- |6|| || George Campbell || DF ||3 || || || ||3 |- |6|| || Mathieu Choinière || MF ||3 || || || ||3 |- |6|| || Jules-Anthony Vilsaint || FW ||3 || || || ||3 |- |6|| || Kwadwo Opoku || FW ||3 || || || ||3 |- |11|| || Dominik Yankov || MF ||2 || || || ||2 |- |11|| || Samuel Piette || MF ||2 || || || ||2 |- |11|| || Tom Pearce || DF ||1 || ||1 || ||2 |- |14|| || Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty || DF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |14|| || Matías Cóccaro || FW ||1 || || || ||1 |- |14|| || Nathan Saliba || MF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |14|| || Sunusi Ibrahim || FW ||1 || || || ||1 |- |14|| || Dawid Bugaj || DF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |14|| || Gabriele Corbo || DF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |14|| || Lassi Lappalainen || FW ||1 || || || ||1 |- |14|| || Fernando Álvarez || DF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |14|| || Rida Zouhir || MF || ||1 || || ||1 |- |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="4"|Totals|| 53 || 2 ||4 ||0 ||59
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.
Goals against average {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:1%"|No. ! rowspan="2" style="width:90px"|Nat. ! rowspan="2" style="width:25%"|Player ! colspan="3" |Total ! colspan="3" |Major League Soccer ! colspan="3" |Canadian Championship ! colspan="3" |Leagues Cup ! colspan="3" |MLS Cup Playoffs |- !MIN!!GA!!GAA!! MIN!!GA!!GAA!! MIN!!GA!!GAA!! MIN!!GA!!GAA!!MIN!!GA!!GAA |- | 1 | | style="text-align: left;" |Sebastian Breza |360 |9 |2.25 |90 |2 |2.00 |180 |3 |1.50 |90 |4 |4.00 |0 |0 |0.00 |- | 33 | | style="text-align: left;" |Logan Ketterer |0 |0 |0.00 |0 |0 |0.00 |0 |0 |0.00 |0 |0 |0.00 |0 |0 |0.00 |- |40 | | style="text-align: left;" |Jonathan Sirois |3240 |68 |1.89 |2970